Specifications include, but are not limited to: Professional Services The Commissioning Agent (CxA) will plan, manage, perform and report on the commissioning activities, utilizing the reporting formats and standardized forms provided by the CxA whenever required. The CxA will submit deliverable reports to the Owner’s Representative, Colliers along with the Town of Fairfield, the design team, and the Construction Manager according to a project schedule set by CxA and agreed upon by Owner, CM/Contractor and Colliers. It is extremely important that all commissioning tasks be conducted in a transparent manner and involve the building engineer and operations staff to the greatest degree possible. The management structure is traditional design/bid/build with full design documents and specifications developed by an architectural/engineering firm. The owner’s primary construction representative on-site will be provided by the separately contracted services of a construction manager. The commissioning agent will be hired by and report directly to the Owner. Commissioning Agent Responsibilities by Phase The commissioning is required as one quality measure of the construction of this building in order to assure that the final building meets the original intent of the Owner’s design. The proposer is free to suggest changes and improvements to this process. Following is a summary of the commissioning process and scope of work the Owner requests for this project. A. Commissioning Process During Design & Bid Phase The commissioning process activities completed by the CxA during the design & bid phase include: 1. The commissioning process shall include all requirements to meet CT High Performance Building Standards as required by OSCG&R and State statutes. 2. Conduct a commissioning kick-off meeting with the project team. 3. Review the Owner’s Project Requirements and confirm the documents conform to the OPR 4. Review the Basis of Design as prepared by the Design team and confirm the documents conform to the BOD 5. Attend meetings, design workshops, design reviews, and value engineering discussions during design. Participate in discussions relating to new technologies being evaluated to meet energy efficiency and sustainability requirements. 6. Verify that the systems include all necessary components for functional testing. 7. Verify that performance is identified, complete and correct. 8. Review accessibility of all necessary components. 9. Perform commissioning design review and conduct a design review meeting at each review. Verify the Basis of Design in regard to the Owner’s Project Requirements. Confirm that the commissioning work required by all participating parties in the project is accurately reflected in the contract documents. Develop recommendations regarding improvements, refinements or operational procedures that may maximize and improve long-term operational performance. Provide a report identifying issues including discrepancies, omissions and clarifications. a. Schematic Design b. Design Development c. 90% Construction Document d. 100% Construction Document - Upon issuance of the final construction documents the commissioning agent shall back-check the documents to ensure that all comments have been addressed. 10. Develop full commissioning specifications for all commissioned equipment. Coordinate this with the architect and engineers and integrate the commissioning specifications into the overall project specification package. The specifications shall follow the intent of ASHRAE Guideline 0-2005 The Commissioning Process. The commissioning specification will include a detailed description of the responsibilities of all parties, details of the commissioning process, reporting and documentation requirements (including formats), alerts to coordination issues, deficiency resolution, construction checklist and startup requirements, and the functional testing process. 11. Develop a commissioning plan encompassing the design, construction, occupancy and operations phases. The plan shall outline the roles and responsibilities of the contractors, vendors, Owner and commissioning authority throughout the commissioning process.
